Portuguese Grilled Sardines with Lemon
Fresh sardines seasoned with coarse salt and grilled until crispy, then finished with bright lemon juice. Pure, minimal, restaurant-quality in 15 minutes.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 32g
Ingredients
- 8 whole fresh sardines, gutted and cleaned
- 1 tbsp coarse sea salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 whole lemon
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Pat sardines dry with paper towels. Brush both sides lightly with olive oil.
- 2
Heat a grill or cast-iron skillet over medium-high until it smokes lightly, ~3 minutes.
- 3
Sprinkle coarse salt and black pepper on the fish. Place sardines on the hot grill skin-side down.
- 4
Grill 3–4 minutes until skin is charred and crispy. Flip carefully and cook 2–3 minutes more.
- 5
Transfer to a plate. Halve the lemon and squeeze generously over the sardines.
- 6
Serve immediately while the fish is still steaming.
Tools you’ll need
- grill or 12-inch cast-iron skillet
- paper towels
- tongs or fish spatula
- cutting board
- knife
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